416 Mr. C. T. Regan on new Fishes from 
third spine longest, as long as eye. Pectoral pointed, upper 
rays longest, nearly as long as head, reaching origin of anal. 
Pelvics below pectorals, extending 3 of distance from their 
base to anal. Caudal emarginate. Scales thin, cycloid or 
feebly ctenoid; about 46 in a longitudinal series ; lateral 
line complete, continuous, parallel with dorsal profile, above 
middle of side until it reaches caudal fin. Colour reddish (?). 
A single specimen, 165 mm. in total length. 
Near A. splendens (Synagrops splendens, Lloyd, Mem. Ind. 
Mus. ii. p. 159, pl. xlvii. fig. 5), from the Gulf of Oman, at 
230 fathoms. The anterior canines are stronger than in 
A. japonicum. 
Smaris australis, sp. n. 
Depth of body equal to length of head, 3 in length of fish. 
Snout as long as eye, 3 in length of head ; interorbital width 
3g. Maxillary extending to vertical from anterior edge of 
eye. 20 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior arch. 60 scales 
in a longitudinal series, 6 from origin of dorsal to lateral line. 
Dorsal XII 9; fourth and fifth spines longest, 2 length of 
head; last spine and anterior soft rays #. Anal III 7; 
second and third spines equal, 4 length of head. Pectoral 
as long as head, reaching anal. Caudal forked. Caudal 
peduncle twice as long as deep. Coloration uniform. 
T'wo specimens, 170 and 220 mm. in total length. 
Chilodactylus brevispinis, sp. n. 
Depth of body 3 in the length, length of head 3%. Dia- 
meter of eye 4 in length of head, equal to interorbital width, 
less than length of snout. Maxillary extending to below 
posterior nostril. 12 gill-rakers on lower part of anterior 
arch. 52 scales in a longitudinal series, 5 from origin of 
dorsal to lateral line. Dorsal XVIII 30; spines subequal 
from fifth, which is nearly 4 length of head. Anal III 9; 
second spine longest, $ length of head. Pectoral with 6 or 7 
simple rays, the uppermost scarcely projecting, the next the 
longest, as long as head, free for its distal 2, reaching vent. 
A single specimen, 250 mm. in total length. 
Uranoscopus archionema, sp. n. 
Depth of body equal to distance from chin or snout to 
posterior edge of occiput, 4 to 43 in length of fish. Diameter 
of eye 4 to 5 in length of head (snout to end of operculum), 
equal to or a little less than interorbital width. Valve of 
